When My Sister Was Cleopatra Moon Author:Frances Park A funny, enchanting and very moving first novel from a compelling and powerful new voice in fiction. Cleo was everything her younger sister Marcy wanted to be: beautiful. alluring, and fiercely independent. But when Cleo comes home from college, Marcy realizes that her older sister is no longer the person she once idolized. Their summer togeth... more »er is exhilarating but marked by tension, and when Cleo returns to school, Marcy feels abandoned, left with their distant mother who has never fully assimilated to America. Years later the sisters are reunited when Cleo's husband dies. Marcy rushes to support Cleo, now a successful businesswoman, and help with her children. But being with her sister forces Marcy to confront the suspicions of her youth, including her fear that Cleo is still the destructive person she remembers. When My Sister Was Cleopatra Moon conveys the struggles of growing up amid the cultural divides that can form in first generation American families. And it tells the universal story of two sisters caught up in the bonds of rivalry and love.« less